Brandon, born Brandon Tyler Williams, was raised in Spokane, Washington, although his family moved to Montana for a few years when Brandon was a baby. Brandon is of German, Welsh, and Native American descent; his Great Grandmother was a full Native American Indian with Cherokee and Blackfoot lineage. His father, Steve, is a sales manager at the Honda dealership in Spokane, and his mother, Lauri, is a technical support leader for an Internet company. While attending Central Valley Middle School, Tyler was cast in his first role as a new postal recruit in the Kevin Costner film, "The Postman." Tyler juggled commercial and modeling assignments while attending high school in Spokane. When Brandon was fifteen, at the urging of a family friend, he decided to give Los Angeles a try for a summer. Tyler came to Hollywood and landed a manager and an agent. He then spent the next two years commuting back and forth from Spokane auditioning and studying his craft.

In his spare time, Brandon enjoys hanging out with his younger sister, Melissa, and snowboarding and aggressive roller-blading, which the young actor describes as roller blading with ropes and jumps. Brandon is relocating to Hollywood to join the cast of Days of our Lives and will finish his senior year of high school in Los Angeles. He studies acting with Justine Hunt at the Highwire Studio. . Brandon stands 5’ 9" and has brown hair and green eyes. He celebrates his birthday on August 23rd.